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Bruce & Sandy Soli

Taking Your Love to a Higher Level

Valentine's Day Dinner at Snowflake Lodge...Diamond Peak! Take your love to a higher level by enjoying an intimate Valentine's Day Dinner at the Snowflake Lodge on February 14, 2009. Catch a chairlift up to the mid-mountain Snowflake Lodge where you'll be treated to an amazing sunset (unless of course it is still dumping snow...woohoo!) over Lake Tahoe while being served an incredible five course dinner, paired with wine. Seating is limited, so reservations are highly recommended. For reservations call 775 832 1194 or visit www.diamondpeak.com for more information.

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Amuse Guiles
Timbale of Ahi Poki with Blood Orange Jus
Or
Duck Breast Prosciutto with Huckleberry Gastrique
Dellamotte Champagne Vintage 1997

Maine Lobster Bisque with Medallions of Lobster Tail
Rodney Strong Sauvignon Blanc
"Charlottes Home" 2007

Winter Salad with Belgium Endive & Fried Root Vegetables
Ferrari Carano Chardonnay 2006

Filet Mignon on Grille Crouton with Truffle Sauce, Potato Dauphinois & Herb Scented Broccollini
Rodney Strong Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Live Fire Fresh Fruit Flambé
True Gentlemen's Port 2005

Chocolate Truffles

Last Tracks

Want to enjoy some wine tasting and skiing...on the slopes? Starting this week thru the end of the season you can do just that at Diamond Peak with their program called 'Last Tracks'. Take the chairlift up to the mid-mountain Snowflake Lodge (gorgeous views too) and enjoy wine tasting and appetizers before skiing or snowboarding down a freshly groomed run. Last Tracks events happen every Saturday and tickets are only $32. You can purchase Last Tracks Tickets on-line at www.diamondpeak.com .

Incline Village New Notice of Defaults

For some the economy just keeps getting worse and then worse. There are several new Notice of Defaults in Incline Village, which means more Foreclosures coming down the pipeline as well. If you are interested to know where the good deals are hiding, visit us at www.solirealestate.com and click on 'Foreclosures' directly on the home page.

There are currently 39 already foreclosed on properties in Incline Village. Still think they haven't yet hit our market? That's approximately 9% of our inventory. I've got news for you..it's happening and at the moment it is not slowing down. For Buyers, this is an incredible opportunity for you to be purchasing a property that is at least 20% marked down from Fair Market Value. Get in the game early when you can still be picky!

NEW NODs:

321 Ski Way - Mtn. Shadows #68

991 Fourth Green Dr.

514 Gonowabie, Crystal Bay

121 Juanita Dr. - Forest Pines #36

Tough Times For The Building Department Too...

It's tough times for many businesses and the Washoe Building Department is seeing layoffs and cutbacks as well. Don Jepson visited the Incline Village Board of Realtors this morning to share with us that as of March 1, 2009, there will no longer be a Washoe County Building Department satellite office open in Incline Village. Their revenues have gone from $4Mil to just a little over $1Mil and it is not enough to warrant a satellite office.

Not only will these cutbacks affect Incline Village, but the Reno staff will be cut by 7-8 people as well and hours will be reduced from a 40 hour work week to a 32 hour work week. There will not be any cross over either to cover lunch breaks, the office will be closed for lunch instead.

Although these cutbacks are necessary to sustain business and a balanced budget, we as Realtors are sad to see this satellite office disappear. The good news that came from this though is that there will be an on-line resource within the next 60-90 days that will allow us to access permits for any parcel in Washoe County. We will be able to check directly if there were permits pulled for a house, if they were completed and if there are any outstanding permits that need to be completed.

Believe me...this is EXCITING news. For many of us Realtors who actually take the time to make sure our clients are covered, this is an amazing concept. In the past I have stood in the Building Department (for a long time) asking for this information, only to be told that the Inspector 'had enough of us Realtors for the day' and to go home and come back tomorrow. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Oh, he was serious.

We have been assured though that they still have plenty of inspectors to make their daily rounds and mandatory inspections in Incline, in fact their Reno staff is cross training and learning the TRPA rules and other nuances of Incline Village Building Dept issues.

So it might be possible that through this whole process things are on their way to becoming more streamlined at the Building Dept and perhaps, just perhaps our jobs of collecting information there might get easier. I love it!

If you have any questions you can call the Reno Washoe County Building Department at 775 328 2020 or go to www.washoecounty.us .

Tough Times for Washoe Co Building Department

It's tough times for many businesses and the Washoe Building Department is seeing layoffs and cutbacks as well. Don Jepson visited the Incline Village Board of Realtors this morning to share with us that as of March 1, 2009, there will no longer be a Washoe County Building Department satellite office open in Incline Village. Their revenues have gone from $4Mil to just a little over $1Mil and it is not enough to warrant a satellite office.

Not only will these cutbacks affect Incline Village, but the Reno staff will be cut by 7-8 people as well and hours will be reduced from a 40 hour work week to a 32 hour work week. There will not be any cross over either to cover lunch breaks, the office will be closed for lunch instead.

Although these cutbacks are necessary to sustain business and a balanced budget, we as Realtors are sad to see this satellite office disappear. The good news that came from this though is that there will be an on-line resource within the next 60-90 days that will allow us to access permits for any parcel in Washoe County. We will be able to check directly if there were permits pulled for a house, if they were completed and if there are any outstanding permits that need to be completed.

Believe me...this is EXCITING news. For many of us Realtors who actually take the time to make sure our clients are covered, this is an amazing concept. In the past I have stood in the Building Department (for a long time) asking for this information, only to be told that the Inspector 'had enough of us Realtors for the day' and to go home and come back tomorrow. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Oh, he was serious.

We have been assured though that they still have plenty of inspectors to make their daily rounds and mandatory inspections in Incline, in fact their Reno staff is cross training and learning the TRPA rules and other nuances of Incline Village Building Dept issues.

So it might be possible that through this whole process things are on their way to becoming more streamlined at the Building Dept and perhaps, just perhaps our jobs of collecting information there might get easier. I love it!

If you have any questions you can call the Reno Washoe County Building Department at 775 328 2020 or go to www.washoecounty.us .